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PURE JOBS BLOG: is insight blog that opens up a world of fresh career advice, tips, facts and news in to the world of recruitment, job hunting, interviewing, resume and cv tips and loads more. We aim to please jobseekers, recruiters, HR Managers & anyone in the career industry, we cover lots of topics so come & join the community and industry discussions.

Sometimes, fixing the little things can offer the most benefit. Anyone writing a cover letter to a hiring rep should follow some golden rules before hitting start on the fax machine, licking that envelope shut, or hitting “Send” on that e-mail

One of the best things about being in sales is the income potential! Salespeople who earn $100K+ each year all share some common traits that make them excel in their job. If you want to earn that kind of money as a salesperson, ther

Cover letters, like resumes, must be tailored specifically for each position. At times, they can feel more time-consuming than the resume and application, but there are some general guidelines you can use to ensure this document is going to stand o

If you’re trying to take yourself and your life to the next level, it makes a lot of sense to aim higher when it comes to making friends. The right friends will support you emotional and provide practical help along the way.
If you have ex

If you’re a serial job hopper, don’t worry – I’m not here to pick on you. This article isn’t about placing blame; it’s about exploring motivation. You see, I’ve worked with a lot of people who want desperately to find that perfect job—a

After sending out carefully-crafted cover letters and resumes and acing multiple rounds of job interviews, the payoff is here: a job offer. Time to celebrate? Not so fast.
Even in a tight job market, it’s not always

Whether you are in a need of a writer to write an essay or anything related to your business promotion, the process requires some professionalism and knowledge. It is not so easy to find a freelance writer to meet your needs and preferences. Many people are fond of writing, but if the person is writing only for hobby sake, then he or she is not a professional person. You need to search for the best and professional writer, who can write the unique content for you.
Factors to Consider
While hiring a professional freelance writer, there are many things...

Many students graduate from college feeling unsure about their future job prospects. Graduates often choose a career in their chosen field of study, but there are always people who opt for a different route, such as self-employment.
Unlike many other roles, a cab driver allows you to become self-employed and self-sufficient with requiring contacts, a specific skill set or years of experience. So how do you become a taxi driver in the united states?
Licenses
You will be required to gain a taxi license. For example, in New York you would apply for a license from the Taxi and...

A little while back, I conducted an interviewing workshop where I polled the group on how many times had they interviewed and how many times had they practiced interviewing. Out of 16 people, only two had interviewed at all in the previous year – and none of them had practiced.
How can you expect to be any good at something if you don’t practice? How can you be any good at something you only do once or twice a year?
Quick answer: You can’t be any good at interviewing if you don’t prepare and don’t practice. It’s like expecting a toddler...

I generally believe most people mean well, but simply execute their job poorly sometimes.
Sometimes, there are BAD bosses.
Do you know what to do when you have a bad boss? This post is intended to address the most common issues with a bad boss and the steps you can take to reduce the impact on you both personally and professionally.
The problems we face when we have a bad boss are almost too numerous to mention, but the two biggest of these issues are:
They can negatively impact our work performance. They can make life miserable
These two issues...

The news wasn’t good. A friend of mine was calling to say that she’d just gotten the axe. Six months earlier, she’d taken a great new job in Chicago, a job she thought would be a professional game changer for her, and now it was over. That afternoon, she’d been summoned up to HR and told that her boss no longer believed she was a good fit for the position.
“I never saw it coming,” she told me.
The funny thing is, I had seen it coming. I’d even tried to suggest to my friend at times that something not-so-good...

Academic writing is a field that is teeming with competition. Words that are presented in an attractive way are preferred, but rather than coming from your competitors themselves, they can come from your clients. The current system revolving around this setup shows that freelance academic writers need to create a unique flow that can help them turn this career into a lucrative one.
One of the several factors that can help in determining the best option for several freelance academic writers is the way they brand themselves. By following the pattern of a capitalist scheme, freelancers have to do...

Income… $0. Value… Priceless.
It’s always a good thing to give back. Whether it is doing hands on service with a group like Habitat for Humanity or assisting in the back office of a local non-profit, there are benefits beyond money that come from volunteering. Apart from just the positive feeling of sowing good actions into a cause you believe in and the impact on the lives of the recipients, volunteering can also help your career. Here are six ways volunteering can boost your career:
1. It Can Fuel Your Passion
If your current job is not your ideal work,...

You’re smart, you’re driven, and you’re ready to take on the professional world. But how?
Here’s a little secret: In order to get ahead, you need to think ahead – you need to plan ahead. What do you want to achieve?
If you’re really serious about fast-tracking your career, you need to take the Core, Reach, Passion (CRP) approach. You can’t just ‘do your job,’ you need to OWN your career.
But what kinds of things can you do as part of your CRP approach? Here are three easy ways to fast-track your career:
1. Learn from the rock stars....

You’ve heard it here before that networking through contacts is the most effective approach when job searching, but let us go into how exactly you as a job seeker can effectively network.
For starters, effective networking involves building lasting relationships where both parties can help each other. So, rather than jump into it with the mindset of “Can you find me a job?” think about it as a chance to get to know others and an opportunity to receive valuable advice. Naturally, the relationship you build will evolve to opportunities to help one another in ways like offering referrals to even...

I’m sitting in front of my computer trying to think of a new way to say the same things I’ve already said a million times.
I think I’m beginning to feel border line preachy with my resume and cover letter advice.
But I also feel a duty to share with job seekers the blunders and mistakes they make that prohibit them from getting the interview and ultimately the offer.
Mistakes Job Seekers Make On Their Resume
After ten years of working as a human resources manager and recruiter – I’ve seen my fair share of job seeker mistakes. So, here’s...